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jeffrey wright who is director of the office of energy projects at the federal energy regulatory commission. once again i welcome you to this hearing. each one of you will be recognized for five minutes and then we will have questions at that time. mr. jones, i will recognize you for five minutes. >> thank you and good morning. >> turn your microphone on. >> i think it is on. good morning, chairman whitefield and ranking member rush. i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. u.s. department of state received the application for the keystone xl pipeline project in september of 2008. we undertook a rigorous and transparent process to determine whether issuance of a presidential permit for this pipeline -- >> please pull the like closer to you. >> is that better? >> much better. >> i think you know that first are already. in december congress passed a temporary payroll tax cut continuation act of 2011 which required determination of the president. within 60 days of whether the keystone xl pipeline project would spur the national interest. on january 18th, 2012, department of sta
jeffrey wright who is director of the office of energy projects at the federal energy regulatory commission. once again i welcome you to this hearing. each one of you will be recognized for five minutes and then we will have questions at that time. mr. jones, i will recognize you for five minutes. >> thank you and good morning. >> turn your microphone on. >> i think it is on. good morning, chairman whitefield and ranking member rush. i appreciate the opportunity to appear...
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to provide energy with investment and renewable energy to power the future. the president has repeatedly mentioned support for all of the above energy policy this budget proposal and the recent denial of the keystone exo pipeline seem to insinuate this administration is not serious about the responsibility to diversify. this budget request with budget of interior, is a continuance of this political posturing and diversion of scarce federal dollars, be favored sectors at the expense of the others. in particular, cole, so important to marriage in southern and eastern kentucky. it remains squarely in the administration's cross hairs. although your budget tries to hide it, carbon captor and carbon storage and advanced energy assistance program that would allow our country to more efficiently use the fossil fuels already at our disposal. these funds haven't shuffled around to support pet project including proposed $500 million increase for energy efficiency and renewable energy program. this is already funded at $1.8 billion. and a proposed greenhouse gas rule, th
to provide energy with investment and renewable energy to power the future. the president has repeatedly mentioned support for all of the above energy policy this budget proposal and the recent denial of the keystone exo pipeline seem to insinuate this administration is not serious about the responsibility to diversify. this budget request with budget of interior, is a continuance of this political posturing and diversion of scarce federal dollars, be favored sectors at the expense of the...
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of the global energy industry. my thanks to the world affairs council for their efforts in pulling this together and to all of you for taking the time to get here. this is a busy year to the united kingdom in the world. we give her majesty the queen's jubilee in june and then in july the allies of the world will turn to london for the olympics and the paralympics games. it's been a huge and challenging task to get ready for the greatest show on earth and put on the most sustainable olympics ever. the u.k. project management strength to be coming in ahead of time and on budget, i'm not sure whose budget but it's on budget is yet another reason why the u.k. is a place where you really can get business done. 2012 is also an important year for the united kingdom in texas it we will commemorate the 170th year of the united kingdom representation in texas. the first consul general and my colleague following now captain charles eliot arrived in galveston in 1842 and this accreditation was not to the united states but to t
of the global energy industry. my thanks to the world affairs council for their efforts in pulling this together and to all of you for taking the time to get here. this is a busy year to the united kingdom in the world. we give her majesty the queen's jubilee in june and then in july the allies of the world will turn to london for the olympics and the paralympics games. it's been a huge and challenging task to get ready for the greatest show on earth and put on the most sustainable olympics...
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to the extent that we can create autonomous or semi thomas in terms of energy consumption power and energy or the organizations, you know, net is zero in terms of the consumption of power and energy we will actually save lives and become a lot more agile because we won't be as tight to some kind of traditional linear line of communications. so we are all in and as you know, the army has the five installations where one of them is in colorado by the way where we are trying to receive a net zero energy situation but that this kind of the garrison environment, operational the we are trying to do the same thing with the tactical units. every service frankly is working on this iraq diligently and this reflects that. estimates the compelling stories of the marines are doing in theater a at the front lines and as your predecessor put it saving energy saves lives and so i commend you for what you're doing and i look for to working with you in this area as we move forward. >> mr. secretary, if i could turn to you, as i think you are aware the congress what the department to establish the responsive
to the extent that we can create autonomous or semi thomas in terms of energy consumption power and energy or the organizations, you know, net is zero in terms of the consumption of power and energy we will actually save lives and become a lot more agile because we won't be as tight to some kind of traditional linear line of communications. so we are all in and as you know, the army has the five installations where one of them is in colorado by the way where we are trying to receive a net zero...
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the biggest is green energy including solar and wind and electric vehicles and other green energy technology.
the biggest is green energy including solar and wind and electric vehicles and other green energy technology.
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his energy secretary, his energy secretary says he's against wind farms and enough is enough. well, if -- >> order. order. let me just say the government back benches is very straightforward, they either calm down, or the session will be extended at whoever's inconvenience that may involve. let's just be very clear, incredibly straightforward. ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, the energy minister says he's against wind farms and enough is enough while his energy secretary is gung ho for them. who speaks for his government? >> well, today the jokes have been bad and the substance has been bad too. it's not a good day. i tell you why it is a good day. it's a good day to talk about energy policy because today -- [inaudible] investing 20 million pounds in our new -- [inaudible] [cheers and applause] today is a good day to talk about energy because there's more investment in renewable energy under three years of this government than under 13 years of their government. and it's a good day to talk about energy policy because we've got a green investment bank up and running. that is what's
his energy secretary, his energy secretary says he's against wind farms and enough is enough. well, if -- >> order. order. let me just say the government back benches is very straightforward, they either calm down, or the session will be extended at whoever's inconvenience that may involve. let's just be very clear, incredibly straightforward. ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, the energy minister says he's against wind farms and enough is enough while his energy secretary is gung ho for...
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energy -- people in the energy business understand that have to look for other opportunities. >> an interesting thing happened several days ago. in the wake of hurricane sandy, governor chris christie of new asked for help with gas pipeline crews. there are people from specter energy here today. specter has crews in ontario that were ready to go. there was some pickup in some pipeline. i get an urgent call from our board members. he said -- this is crazy. we got into it. several people worked on it. they found out -- we could not -- it got resolved. the crews helped the electricity workers. we got to this crisis. it underscores the importance of the on the border work. now that we have got the u.s. elections behind us, is there a moment to build an amendment on it now? why is it so important to you? >> it is of immense benefit to both sides. we remain each other's largest trading partners. we are the two most integrated economies in the world. to have businesses constantly coming up against silly differences or the tyranny of small differences makes no sense. we have been making good progress s
energy -- people in the energy business understand that have to look for other opportunities. >> an interesting thing happened several days ago. in the wake of hurricane sandy, governor chris christie of new asked for help with gas pipeline crews. there are people from specter energy here today. specter has crews in ontario that were ready to go. there was some pickup in some pipeline. i get an urgent call from our board members. he said -- this is crazy. we got into it. several people...
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look at his energy policy. his energy policy was to say let's slow down the develop an of goal. he said by the way back during his campaign if someone once to build a new coal-fired plant they will go bankrupt. so we put that into place with regulations making it harder and harder to mine coal or use goal. in with oil he prevented us from drilling in the gulf, prevents us from going in and warned, prevents us from drilling in the continental shelf. then you have natural gas. natural gas reserves but the federal government trying to insert itself, and fracking regulations with always regulate fracking for decades at the state level. to these energy policies help create jobs? >> no. >> you right. and the more he pursues those policies the harder it would be for americans to go back to work. there are other policies. the artist trade policies. you see, fully productive nation like ours, ours is the most productive workforce in the world of any major nations. it's good to be able to trade with other nations. it creates more jobs. during the last three and half years, european nation
look at his energy policy. his energy policy was to say let's slow down the develop an of goal. he said by the way back during his campaign if someone once to build a new coal-fired plant they will go bankrupt. so we put that into place with regulations making it harder and harder to mine coal or use goal. in with oil he prevented us from drilling in the gulf, prevents us from going in and warned, prevents us from drilling in the continental shelf. then you have natural gas. natural gas...
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energy future, supported by clean energy technologies for future generations. the u.s. imported $400 billion in patrolling in 2008 which accounted for 59% of our trade deficit. energy plays a significant role in our state and national trade that, far outweigh the impact of china. minnesotans import close to 20 billion worth of fossil fuel but that is $3800 for every minnesotan annually. i want to thank the obama administration for their leadership increasing fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, and their support of electricity, electric vehicle and battery technology. today, every major manufacturer, auto manufacturer is producing hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric or all three of these types of vehicles. we need the same level of commitment that was provided to transforming our transportation sector apply to the solar and renewable energy industry. while over the last four years americans installed significant and more solar energy than over the last 20, our progress has been dwarfed by the growth that is incurring in the global market in p
energy future, supported by clean energy technologies for future generations. the u.s. imported $400 billion in patrolling in 2008 which accounted for 59% of our trade deficit. energy plays a significant role in our state and national trade that, far outweigh the impact of china. minnesotans import close to 20 billion worth of fossil fuel but that is $3800 for every minnesotan annually. i want to thank the obama administration for their leadership increasing fuel efficiency standards to 54.5...
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more energy than then we were producing before and more energy than anyone ever would have predicted. it is the case that imports have gone from 60% of our energy use to now 45%, and i come from a part of the country that has had a significant role in that, i think the most significant oil way in the world. when i describe it to you it's a 100-foot seam of loose shale, two miles below the surface, 10,000 miles down. excuse me, 10,000 feet down. they go down 10,000 feet and the drilling rig goes down two miles out two miles searching for the middle third of a 100-foot seam and then they hydraulic fracture it and force grains of sand up into the loose shale and the oil drops and the drilling 2400 wells a year in western north dakota. so everything has changed and no one would have predicted it. no one in this room would have ever predicted that. at its the impact of the highly improbable and what will our future be? i guarantee you our future will not mirror our pasteur are present and so the question for all of us is, what do we do and how do we make sure that we have greater energy s
more energy than then we were producing before and more energy than anyone ever would have predicted. it is the case that imports have gone from 60% of our energy use to now 45%, and i come from a part of the country that has had a significant role in that, i think the most significant oil way in the world. when i describe it to you it's a 100-foot seam of loose shale, two miles below the surface, 10,000 miles down. excuse me, 10,000 feet down. they go down 10,000 feet and the drilling rig goes...
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will point to energy as one of the key determinants in how india addresses its growing energy needs not only for it economic development, but also for advancing the needs of it people for electricity and other sources of energy. i think we are poised to be very, very good partners on this. we have an energy dialogue as part of the 20 that i mention inside my testimony -- mentioned in my testimony. it is done at the highest levels and involves a look attritional sources of energy as well as new technologies. we also ha a partnership that senator lugar mentioned in his testimony that is looking particularly at innovations in energy. i think given the very strong scientific community's, the very strong entrepreneurial communities in both of our countries that this is a extraordinarily important complement to the government efforts. there will certainly have to be support for some of these technologies, support for the research, regulatory framework that allows them to be used. but the ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of our two countries, i think, provide us with opportunities to l
will point to energy as one of the key determinants in how india addresses its growing energy needs not only for it economic development, but also for advancing the needs of it people for electricity and other sources of energy. i think we are poised to be very, very good partners on this. we have an energy dialogue as part of the 20 that i mention inside my testimony -- mentioned in my testimony. it is done at the highest levels and involves a look attritional sources of energy as well as new...
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according to the international energy agency, over 80 nations have clean energy policies, and it is a competitive world out there with countries such as china, germany, italy and many others vying for leadership in the clean energy race. the good news is that the investments that we began under the recovery act are already making returns not only keeping america competitive, but also creating opportunities for new industries and jobs for american workers. for instance, this is a large number, but the recovery act has already underwritten on the order of 20,000 projects including the world's largest photovoltaic farm, one of the world's largest wind farms and many other projects beside. i saw that my friend and colleague eric was here just a few minutes ago. i think one of the real legacies of this administration is going to be the advanced research projects agency for energy which has already done an incredible job of seeking transformational and breakthrough technologies in a wide area of areas, biofuel, efficiency, critical materials and more. i think what's very important to rememb
according to the international energy agency, over 80 nations have clean energy policies, and it is a competitive world out there with countries such as china, germany, italy and many others vying for leadership in the clean energy race. the good news is that the investments that we began under the recovery act are already making returns not only keeping america competitive, but also creating opportunities for new industries and jobs for american workers. for instance, this is a large number,...
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up -- renewable energy up and running. i look forward to visiting with you throughout this hearing and hearings to come, and once again i want to thank chairman reed and ranking member murkowski for holding this hearing. >> thank you very much, senator. gentlemen, your statement's part of the record, so you may be free to summarize your comments and, mr. abbey, please, begin. >> thank you, mr. chairman and members of the committee. it's always a pleasure to appear before you and today to discuss the president's fiscal year 2013 energy and minerals budget request for the bureau of land management. in the interest of time, i will keep my opening remarks quite brief. the blm is responsible for managing over 245 million acres of public lands, primarily in the 12 western states as well as approximately 700 million acres of onshore subsurface -- [inaudible] nationwide. the unique multiple use management of public lands includes livestock grazing, outdoor recreation and conservation of that muchal, his -- natural, historical, cul
up -- renewable energy up and running. i look forward to visiting with you throughout this hearing and hearings to come, and once again i want to thank chairman reed and ranking member murkowski for holding this hearing. >> thank you very much, senator. gentlemen, your statement's part of the record, so you may be free to summarize your comments and, mr. abbey, please, begin. >> thank you, mr. chairman and members of the committee. it's always a pleasure to appear before you and...
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the topic is on energy security. while competition of energy would lead to distrust and rivalry, how would your candidate position china and the u.s. expanding their cooperation on global energy security? or both. >> it's very good to hear from our good friend, professor, and glad to hear that he is awake at this ungodly hour and listening to us. i'd like to think that this is an area of important potential cooperation, not an area that should lead to conflict. we need, as many sources of energy as we can find. the notion of futures ago that some were propounding that china by investing in this or that country was some awlaki of sources of oil represented a misunderstanding of the nature of international energy markets. frankly the more the better. oil is fungible, and if there are additional chinese investments, let's say in sudan, that means that they buy less than saudi arabia. so there is come in terms of the chinese going policy to -- [inaudible] except when our investments of particular countries where it compe
the topic is on energy security. while competition of energy would lead to distrust and rivalry, how would your candidate position china and the u.s. expanding their cooperation on global energy security? or both. >> it's very good to hear from our good friend, professor, and glad to hear that he is awake at this ungodly hour and listening to us. i'd like to think that this is an area of important potential cooperation, not an area that should lead to conflict. we need, as many sources of...
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renewable energy and energy efficiency. energy is in the words of admiral mullen, about not just defense but security. not just survival but prosperity. national defense infrastructure and systems hold the potential and admiral mullen's words to help stem the tide of strategic security issues related to climate change, while improving operational effectiveness. the wind and solar innovation and industries were largely developed here in the united states. but our major competitors, including china and germany have through sustained federal subsidies and purchases rapidly expand the size and strength of the domestic wind corporation. today, a top 10 global wind and an effects, only one of each is located in the united states. we should be deeply concerned about the security implications of the u.s. losing its global competitive leadership in these critical industries. broad public support for expanded spell investment in renewable energy reflects this understanding. china and germany are out investing as i'm given to strategi
renewable energy and energy efficiency. energy is in the words of admiral mullen, about not just defense but security. not just survival but prosperity. national defense infrastructure and systems hold the potential and admiral mullen's words to help stem the tide of strategic security issues related to climate change, while improving operational effectiveness. the wind and solar innovation and industries were largely developed here in the united states. but our major competitors, including...
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energy empowers, energy enables just about everything
energy empowers, energy enables just about everything
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um, let me ask you about energy, renewable energy investment. a survey of global climate policies by deutsche bank concluded that clean tech innovations are more likely to emerge and succeed in the brazil, china, india, germany and the u.k. than they are in the u.s. these countries have used a combination of investments and national energy standards, feed-in tear my standards and a price on carbon. china now leads the world as both the largest source of and destination for clean energy investment. china -- [inaudible] in 2010 which is a 39% increase over '09 and such financing in the u.s. stagnated last year at 34 billion, approximately equal to 2010 levels. your budget proposes to invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, science and clean energy research development and deployment, and it eliminates 40 billion over ten years in tax subsidies to big oil of which i agree. big oil is making record profits, and they don't need the tax subsidies. some people have argued if you eliminate subsidies for big oil, it means the governme
um, let me ask you about energy, renewable energy investment. a survey of global climate policies by deutsche bank concluded that clean tech innovations are more likely to emerge and succeed in the brazil, china, india, germany and the u.k. than they are in the u.s. these countries have used a combination of investments and national energy standards, feed-in tear my standards and a price on carbon. china now leads the world as both the largest source of and destination for clean energy...
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one is a higher energy, will it
one is a higher energy, will it
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we are building a new energy future with an energy efficient fund to help residents cut their energy costs and new standards the spurring renewable energy projects. now we have new plants under construction as well as a new plant that will help create 400 construction jobs and contribute enough home grown energy to power about 70,000 homes. these were bipartisan efforts because new hampshire citizens have long recognized we have a responsibility to cherish and preserve our natural resources. i strongly believe that the new hampshire environmentally give to our children and two grandchildren should be just as good if not better than the one that was given to us. [applause] that is why i will stand firm against bills that underlie our environment. one of the biggest issues facing our state and our environment is the proposal for northern past. now i support bringing more renewable power to our state. it's in our long-term interest to diversify the power sources, and i don't think we should dismiss out of hand the idea of hydropower coming from canada. but the proponents of the northern
we are building a new energy future with an energy efficient fund to help residents cut their energy costs and new standards the spurring renewable energy projects. now we have new plants under construction as well as a new plant that will help create 400 construction jobs and contribute enough home grown energy to power about 70,000 homes. these were bipartisan efforts because new hampshire citizens have long recognized we have a responsibility to cherish and preserve our natural resources. i...
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, a long-term energy plan for saudi arabia. k care only has about 15 employees in it, so they're mostly contracted out to a whole host of other people to look at this. they're proceeding, and i think wisely, to canvas the globe for the best technologies for wind, solar and nuclear. so in the case of nuclear, they have signed mous with us, the brits, the french, the south koreans, the chinese, the russians. and the whole idea here is to understand all the technologies that are available and then to identify the technologies that would be most appropriate for saudi arabia. so, no, they don't have a plan yet. they're headed in that direction. and i think you'll probably see a balanced plan that'll focus, first, on solar. saudi arabia wants to become an energy country, not a petroleum country. and cass university has been given the technical challenge with coming up with a plan to generate the equivalent of eight million barrels day in electricity from solar power. and saudi arabia has sun, and they have a lot of space. so they'll
, a long-term energy plan for saudi arabia. k care only has about 15 employees in it, so they're mostly contracted out to a whole host of other people to look at this. they're proceeding, and i think wisely, to canvas the globe for the best technologies for wind, solar and nuclear. so in the case of nuclear, they have signed mous with us, the brits, the french, the south koreans, the chinese, the russians. and the whole idea here is to understand all the technologies that are available and then...
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and that energy policy needs to be all sources of energy. we need to do the things they think carefully why we protect the environment. we have reserves, with oil reserves in this country with natural gas reserves in this country. we should be encouraging the development of nuclear power plant. and if you talk to ontario, those communities embrace nuclear power. they see it as a safe, they see it as a clean energy source, and they're a great source of jobs. i am very much in favor of nuclear power. with all of energy development. it has to be reasonable. it has to be rational to it has to be people sitting down and talk about what's best for the committee versus what's going to pander to each agenda at the foreign. and some of these are emotional issues i think is a country we go to the american people to have a sound energy policy in place. >> moderator: we have briefly touched on climate change. ann marie buerkle, do you think there's such a thing as global warming? buerkle: i think there is climate change. i've said that over and over aga
and that energy policy needs to be all sources of energy. we need to do the things they think carefully why we protect the environment. we have reserves, with oil reserves in this country with natural gas reserves in this country. we should be encouraging the development of nuclear power plant. and if you talk to ontario, those communities embrace nuclear power. they see it as a safe, they see it as a clean energy source, and they're a great source of jobs. i am very much in favor of nuclear...
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energy. so energy policy which we all talked about and the absence of it here is really a killer in my world. energy intensive industries go to the germanies. they have a energy policy. you may not like aspects of it. you know what the prices versus alternative. views on nuclear in this case. they changed it obviously. clearly there is certainty i get on major imports whether labor or capital. they have tax credits on tax side. germany is great example. there are democracies and opaque systems you don't want to compare yourself to but compete against them. germany addressed three times ago, that is the human talent. they celebrate engineers. they celebrate apprentices. they have these training programs, vocational tripping programs. they pay a lot of attention to the tall lant pipeline at the factory level, for not smokestack industry but stacks of chips. in other words, understanding that it is advanced manufacturing they're geared to. i think that is probably the sine qua non of examples. c
energy. so energy policy which we all talked about and the absence of it here is really a killer in my world. energy intensive industries go to the germanies. they have a energy policy. you may not like aspects of it. you know what the prices versus alternative. views on nuclear in this case. they changed it obviously. clearly there is certainty i get on major imports whether labor or capital. they have tax credits on tax side. germany is great example. there are democracies and opaque systems...
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renewable energy will play a crucial part in britain's energy mix, but i will always be alert to the costs we're asking families and businesses to bear. environmentally sustainable has to be fiscally sustainable as well. the carbon reduction commitment was established by the previous government. it is cumbersome, bureaucratic and imposes unnecessary costs on business. so we will seek major savings in the administrative costs of the commitment for business, and if those cannot be found, i will bring forward proposals this autumn to replace the revenues with an alternative environmental tax. gas is cheap and has much less carbon than coal and will be the largest single source of lek terrorist in the coming -- electricity in the coming years. and the energy secretary will set out our strategy in the autumn to secure investments. and i also want to insure we extract the greatest possible amount of oil and gas from our reserves in the north sea. we are today introducing a major package of tax changes to achieve this. we will end the uncertainty over decommissioning tax relief that has hun
renewable energy will play a crucial part in britain's energy mix, but i will always be alert to the costs we're asking families and businesses to bear. environmentally sustainable has to be fiscally sustainable as well. the carbon reduction commitment was established by the previous government. it is cumbersome, bureaucratic and imposes unnecessary costs on business. so we will seek major savings in the administrative costs of the commitment for business, and if those cannot be found, i will...
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, alternative energies, example, for tomorrow. we've got to fix the budget, and we'll talk, i hope, a good bit about that short-term sequester challenge, but the most important thing we have to do is put results over rhetoric, put partnership over partisanship and put substance over sound bites. our ideas is not the problem, it's our willingness to work together, and if i have the honor to serve as senator, i will govern as i have in the past and do that. thanks. >> moderator: thank you, governor. governor allen. allen: i remember all the accomplishments we've had working together true the years whether it's -- through the years whether it's convincing businesses to locate and create jobs here in fairfax or reforming and investing in our schools and colleges and working with leaders in both parties to secure funding for key projects like dulles rail. i'm very grateful for that spirit of partnership. i also want to thank my friend, tim cain. we both -- tim kaine. we both love virginia, and at a time when so many people in our count
, alternative energies, example, for tomorrow. we've got to fix the budget, and we'll talk, i hope, a good bit about that short-term sequester challenge, but the most important thing we have to do is put results over rhetoric, put partnership over partisanship and put substance over sound bites. our ideas is not the problem, it's our willingness to work together, and if i have the honor to serve as senator, i will govern as i have in the past and do that. thanks. >> moderator: thank you,...
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i find there's things happening constantly when you exercise physically you feel energy. i feel when met at a meditate or paint i think more clearly. what i would have sent as a nasty e-mail, it's nicer. it's a way for me to think clearly. >> it's a great privilege to having you here. [applause] [inaudible conversations] thank you, zoe. while they're getting seated and all, let me say that this evening we are honoring the three of them for the service to technology to society but the reason that my old hero eric smith and my new hero dick costolo. long time. young and long time many a hero is not only to talk as technologist but something we've been talk abouting a lot this summer which is the effective technology on democrat and world affairs. the best book to be written next year will be written by eric and jeered about the effect of the technology in the arab spring and the democracy movement in this country. dick somebody's twitter is looking about how it changes our society, our democracy, and to that matter, the world. i'll start with a tail that raj told at dinner.
i find there's things happening constantly when you exercise physically you feel energy. i feel when met at a meditate or paint i think more clearly. what i would have sent as a nasty e-mail, it's nicer. it's a way for me to think clearly. >> it's a great privilege to having you here. [applause] [inaudible conversations] thank you, zoe. while they're getting seated and all, let me say that this evening we are honoring the three of them for the service to technology to society but the...
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we're better at energy. building stores that are more efficient than the stores before, for example. so we need to improve in that area. and i walked around a super center not long ago and looked how much water is in the product. you may or not know they were at an effort to take water out of detergent. it became more concentrated they lead that effort and the whole industry moved. it's an example where scale can be used for good. it wouldn't have happened if we said we're going to make it happen. there was a risk associated with it because of customer perception of value. there was lots of other products in the stores i was looking the spray cleaners. we were trying to develop how you develop a concentrate plug in inspect you add the water at home and stop shipping around the water. we look for praises -- places like the laundry deter janet. what do i not like about walmart? we work really hard, and things aren't perfect. and i don't mean to them sit here and sound like they are perfect. i'm not trying to s
we're better at energy. building stores that are more efficient than the stores before, for example. so we need to improve in that area. and i walked around a super center not long ago and looked how much water is in the product. you may or not know they were at an effort to take water out of detergent. it became more concentrated they lead that effort and the whole industry moved. it's an example where scale can be used for good. it wouldn't have happened if we said we're going to make it...
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we have not really had a real conversation about nuclear energy and energy independence and insolvency. >> i agree, which is what i have talked about with fossil fuels. we just now licensed a new one. there was a historical period when it was completely dead. >> if there our audience questions, i would encourage you to go to the microphone. because this is all being recorded by the archives. by c-span. if anyone has a question, please let us know. if not, i'm going to talk about what senator kennedy was talking about. social security reform. one of the first things that president bush did after he won an election, was to try to privatize part of social security. it didn't go anywhere. what makes you confident you can have some sort of social security reform in this country, given what happened in 2005? >> well, first of all, let me say that social security is a much smaller problem. but i think you have to approach this, not putting everything on the table all at once and trying to do something in addition to social security. but if you have local capital, figure out a way to make it w
we have not really had a real conversation about nuclear energy and energy independence and insolvency. >> i agree, which is what i have talked about with fossil fuels. we just now licensed a new one. there was a historical period when it was completely dead. >> if there our audience questions, i would encourage you to go to the microphone. because this is all being recorded by the archives. by c-span. if anyone has a question, please let us know. if not, i'm going to talk about...
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there's no coherent strategy in this administration on energy. he continues to torch major industries in virginia like coal and natural gas, pushing things like card check and cap and trade. it's just been very poorly received by virginia industry, so i think he's this trouble in virginia, and on the vice president, it's not my call. >> let me ask, though -- >> and i'm busy being governor of virginia. >> governor, the usual stance among people is, oh, no, no, i'm not interested, that's so farfetched, i can't even speculate about it. but you've been pretty direct, it seems to me, on other occasions saying, yeah, sure, who wouldn't want that job? and it looks like you're working very hard for golf romney in -- governor romney in ways that sure look like you're saying, hey, take a look at me. >> you must be reading that national media, john. [laughter] what i said was, i said look, and i bet governor o'malley would say the same thing. if the leader of your party calls you and say, hey, you can help your country, your party, of course you'd think abo
there's no coherent strategy in this administration on energy. he continues to torch major industries in virginia like coal and natural gas, pushing things like card check and cap and trade. it's just been very poorly received by virginia industry, so i think he's this trouble in virginia, and on the vice president, it's not my call. >> let me ask, though -- >> and i'm busy being governor of virginia. >> governor, the usual stance among people is, oh, no, no, i'm not...
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there's an energy right now. even in the miscegenation we are arranging on our plates. tie finish food that suggests we have an appetite, the girl appetite to devour the world. at the same time over dinner we carry on with these announcements of armageddon. >> don't you see? to meet the sense -- there is a real problem of illegal immigration. much of it has to do with idiotic policies by the mexican government to effectively dispossessed people in the southern part of mexico and the u.s. has functioned for decades as a safety belt for them. clearly there is an issue there. at the same time when you look at these efforts that have taken place in latin america for centuries, one group of people trying to shut the door on another group of people almost always a sign of battles. >> it is my job to end the evening but to remind you, some of like something on pbs, that we are living in this temple of the book. we forget that there's a special power that kendall doesn't quite capture. [applause] having spent some time in the middle east and watching jews and muslims and christ
there's an energy right now. even in the miscegenation we are arranging on our plates. tie finish food that suggests we have an appetite, the girl appetite to devour the world. at the same time over dinner we carry on with these announcements of armageddon. >> don't you see? to meet the sense -- there is a real problem of illegal immigration. much of it has to do with idiotic policies by the mexican government to effectively dispossessed people in the southern part of mexico and the u.s....
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energy licenses, moving to new industries, or export, states. could you share with us the dependence of your growth on opening up markets and customer demand? >> obvious he is demand driven, and typically what's announced unlike ours or a business like ours, clients are a little hesitant to go yet, we're all in an usage i contacted they did a test pilot project to see how you do, to see what change a performance there is, safety and operational efficiency and then the client will see we like that, we now want you to go all over the world. for example, that just recently happened to us with chevron. they said we want you to start working all over the world for us and now we get into, what we have utilized, because we have a lot of our employees work in embassy staff. the networks around the world, what do they call, the foreign contract officers and stuff, that has worked out for us. in terms of getting at least some basic knowledge of how to operate in a country. and then from there we have to go, and once we get some basic information from each
energy licenses, moving to new industries, or export, states. could you share with us the dependence of your growth on opening up markets and customer demand? >> obvious he is demand driven, and typically what's announced unlike ours or a business like ours, clients are a little hesitant to go yet, we're all in an usage i contacted they did a test pilot project to see how you do, to see what change a performance there is, safety and operational efficiency and then the client will see we...
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a national energy policy. a national energy policy. a national energy policy. on various so divisive they just don't know. and this is at the chinese official did. it goes like this he grinned commemorative cans together and then he said to me, take your time because they see our passive 80 as their opportunity. we have to recognize that the federal government in this country, in terms of energy policy and getting jobs has brought a knife to a gunfight. >> i think that is one of the issues. i can't help but think we're on the verge of an election cycle and what should we be talking to each other about and asking candidates to take stands on an worse they should be. this is one of the most important issues. i will still one of jennifer's stories, which is actually george bush story in his biography he talked about being with her gentile, president of china and they are talking about their situations in life than their peers, colleagues just kind of hanging out schilling. and so president bush's conversation starters is what keeps you awake at night? and who shin
a national energy policy. a national energy policy. a national energy policy. on various so divisive they just don't know. and this is at the chinese official did. it goes like this he grinned commemorative cans together and then he said to me, take your time because they see our passive 80 as their opportunity. we have to recognize that the federal government in this country, in terms of energy policy and getting jobs has brought a knife to a gunfight. >> i think that is one of the...
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if we look at energy, it's both a headwind and a tailwind. the tailwind is in your question which is the growth of u.s. production. it's up about 20% since 2008, oil production. certainly what we've seen in natural gas, low prices have helped to offset some of the high oil prices, and i think one of the things that's become apparent is this big expansion of energy in our country has very long supply chains and a lot of job implications. so two things, we would have less jobs, 600,000 jobs created by shale gas, and if our production had not increased by a million barrels a day given the tight oil market we have, we would be looking at much higher oil prices than we're seeing today. >> so let's talk a little bit more about the employment aspect of that. how is the drive toward energy self-sufficiency reshaping the labor market both at a macro and regional level? >> i think it's turned out to be a surprise about how extensive these supply chains are can and the job creation that even if you look at offshore oil or shale, it creates manufacturing
if we look at energy, it's both a headwind and a tailwind. the tailwind is in your question which is the growth of u.s. production. it's up about 20% since 2008, oil production. certainly what we've seen in natural gas, low prices have helped to offset some of the high oil prices, and i think one of the things that's become apparent is this big expansion of energy in our country has very long supply chains and a lot of job implications. so two things, we would have less jobs, 600,000 jobs...
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, and they need every ounce of energy it can get. particularly and the near to medium term, if india is unable to make this shift in governance that you're suggesting, is there a possibility of taking a regional approach, having a very to a set relationships regarding water with its neighbors, all around courts not just to the west, not just to the north, but the east as well. >> i think that's an excellent point because i don't think that on energy and power, i think apart from whatever india needs domestically, just to give you an example, the fact that we have power subsidies in india has meant that water table has basically, is dropping tremendously, and i do think that a regional solution which china, india is not, pakistan, china, you know, and all the countries there, i think one has to regional solution. i mean, for two reasons. one of course is that china controls the water table, and increasingly they control the water table, water is becoming scarce. so i think that element has to be. and then the other element of course i
, and they need every ounce of energy it can get. particularly and the near to medium term, if india is unable to make this shift in governance that you're suggesting, is there a possibility of taking a regional approach, having a very to a set relationships regarding water with its neighbors, all around courts not just to the west, not just to the north, but the east as well. >> i think that's an excellent point because i don't think that on energy and power, i think apart from whatever...
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and explore the possibility of cleanly converting trash into renewable energy. [applause] and to attack air pollution we will overhaul the city's air quality codes the buildings and the zoning codes and accelerate the work with property owners that phase out dirty heating oil which the city council has been so helpful with already. [applause] all of this work that will help move us closer to our goal of having the cleanest air of any large city in america. we breathed the air and drink that water. it is the congestion that is hurting our economy and we are going to improve in all three cases. now has ambitious as our agenda is for the year ahead we will continue -- we will achieve it by continuing to do more with less. we all know we have budget problems but when i first took office city government had 312,000 employees. today we have 292,000 from a 6% cut. i think it's safe to say and nearly every category we are getting far better results than we did ten years ago. [applause] and this year we will continue to keep the head count down but we will not sacrifice
and explore the possibility of cleanly converting trash into renewable energy. [applause] and to attack air pollution we will overhaul the city's air quality codes the buildings and the zoning codes and accelerate the work with property owners that phase out dirty heating oil which the city council has been so helpful with already. [applause] all of this work that will help move us closer to our goal of having the cleanest air of any large city in america. we breathed the air and drink that...
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it is the bridge to renewable energy, renewable energy will take a long time. if we can move to gas we get tremendous benefits in terms of cleaner energy on the way to renewable energy future. if we could get those things done, steve, this would be transformational for our economy but we have not been able to act on these things even though i said earlier there is wide bipartisan -- >> thank you. let me just try to poke holes in this. if we rollback time to just before the financial crisis you look at the u.s. deposition. douglas holtz-eakin was out there talking about that already. and john mccain and others have been but it is much worse today but if you look at the deck in a different way, look at private sector debt, the fact, forget government debt. before the financial crisis private-sector debt was 160% of gdp in the united states and despite averaging, back to 160% of gdp we are still in crisis mode, you had structural corruption between regulators and financial institutions and any place in the economy and a private sector event that led to a governmen
it is the bridge to renewable energy, renewable energy will take a long time. if we can move to gas we get tremendous benefits in terms of cleaner energy on the way to renewable energy future. if we could get those things done, steve, this would be transformational for our economy but we have not been able to act on these things even though i said earlier there is wide bipartisan -- >> thank you. let me just try to poke holes in this. if we rollback time to just before the financial...
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debbie wasserman schulz is one of those high-energy people. she is a member of the united states congress, formerly a member of the florida legislature. she likes to tell people that this is a state she loves to visit and vacation in and i think tomorrow when we see the weather we will be saying your state is one we like to visit and vacation in as well. she has been a strong advocate for the president and the policies of the democratic party. when i introduce people i also like to tell one personal story about them. this kind of sums up the kind of person that debbie wasserman schulz is because a while back when she was diagnosed with breast cancer she never let that slower down. she continued the fight, continued working for the causes that she believes in, fighting for families and working people in this country. but she also used that experience and got legislation passed that helps educate women on issues relating to breast cancer and also prevention. and i think you can say that based on what she has done, there are a lot of women in thi
debbie wasserman schulz is one of those high-energy people. she is a member of the united states congress, formerly a member of the florida legislature. she likes to tell people that this is a state she loves to visit and vacation in and i think tomorrow when we see the weather we will be saying your state is one we like to visit and vacation in as well. she has been a strong advocate for the president and the policies of the democratic party. when i introduce people i also like to tell one...
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now, this just is a cup, but on it it says we have the power to save energy. so this fits in with number five, environmental compliance, education, training and public awareness. so now people who produce these cups, they would be considered to have green jobs. but that habit meant a total in-- that hasn't moment a total increase in jobs in the economy, it's just a matter of relabeling. in agriculture, for example, one of the main categories of workers are 36,000 organic farmers and growers. and their workers are credited with accomplishing both natural resource conservation and creating energy from renewable sources. is so when a farmer produces corn to eat, that's not counted as a green job. but when he produces corn for ethanol, that is counted as a green job. with farming it's possible to calculate the percentage of employment that's dedicated to ethanol or organic produce, but in other areas it's not is so clear. one example is woodchips used for biomass. how many workers are employed by the timber industry to create woodchips? woodchips are largely a by-
now, this just is a cup, but on it it says we have the power to save energy. so this fits in with number five, environmental compliance, education, training and public awareness. so now people who produce these cups, they would be considered to have green jobs. but that habit meant a total in-- that hasn't moment a total increase in jobs in the economy, it's just a matter of relabeling. in agriculture, for example, one of the main categories of workers are 36,000 organic farmers and growers....
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[applause] the former under secretary of the department of energy, but albright. [applause] >> and from the office of congressman tom clapp, scott miller. thank you all so much for being with us. finally, i'd like to call your attention to our next upcoming event on thursday september 20 will be hosting a breakfast with senator bob corker of tennessee who will be discussing finance reform legislation and other items being considered before the senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee. please note that i will be on the other side of the capitol so i hope you can join us for that and as for this once breakfast, we were fortunate enough to be joined by physician, and author, and most importantly a fiscal conservative in the senate who is leading the effort to fight our nation's mounting debt. to introduce him it's my pleasure to bring to the point the president of the health care leadership council, mary greeley. please welcome mary greeley. [applause] >> well, good morning. it is my absolute pleasure to introduce senator tom coburn, the two-term senator f
[applause] the former under secretary of the department of energy, but albright. [applause] >> and from the office of congressman tom clapp, scott miller. thank you all so much for being with us. finally, i'd like to call your attention to our next upcoming event on thursday september 20 will be hosting a breakfast with senator bob corker of tennessee who will be discussing finance reform legislation and other items being considered before the senate banking, housing and urban affairs...
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you can feel the energy building. there's a come plaintiff's exhibit over there of germans v the u.s. they feel like we are faster and innovative. what you're starting to sense is build the confidence they can do it as well. we're seeing more entrepreneurship come out of here. i feel that's detroit and began needs is the big campaign saying you do it. here's all your tools, it's a matter of you deciding yes, yes, i'm going to go and try. >> to put it in context, right. it comes from new zealand. they are literally on the edge of the world. we go on the airplane and flew over here and started the company, you know. michigan and detroit is embedded inside the united states, you know, those resources are literally on your doorstep. there's no excuse not do it. it might not like look a million dollar company. it will turn in to something like that. >> if anybody has any questions. we have microphones here. lineup and i'll call on you. so, you know, one thing that we you touched upon here is the custom runs, right, and peo
you can feel the energy building. there's a come plaintiff's exhibit over there of germans v the u.s. they feel like we are faster and innovative. what you're starting to sense is build the confidence they can do it as well. we're seeing more entrepreneurship come out of here. i feel that's detroit and began needs is the big campaign saying you do it. here's all your tools, it's a matter of you deciding yes, yes, i'm going to go and try. >> to put it in context, right. it comes from new...
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>> so we'll put that in with energy crisis. >> other, huh? >> no, no, i think that belongs in number four. while our executives are giving their answers, i want to ask each of you what, what's the risk that the men and women in this room, that should be keeping them up at night right now? >> look, i think there are many ironies surrounding the fiscal cliff. the fiscal cliff, i think, in the short run is the most pressing thing. the biggest, most threatening is the euro crisis. i'm of the view ultimately either the germans will have to subsidize permanently to hold it together, or else the eurozone is probably doomed to break apart. but on the fiscal cliff, let's just get our heads around the correct numbers which is if we sign a long-term grant bargain budget deal, we're going to be doing the fiscal cliff every year for the next ten years, okay? so the thing that's happening with the fiscal cliff is made worse by the fact that it's going to happen without a lot of preparation, and it's not fully thought through if the sequester just kicks in.
>> so we'll put that in with energy crisis. >> other, huh? >> no, no, i think that belongs in number four. while our executives are giving their answers, i want to ask each of you what, what's the risk that the men and women in this room, that should be keeping them up at night right now? >> look, i think there are many ironies surrounding the fiscal cliff. the fiscal cliff, i think, in the short run is the most pressing thing. the biggest, most threatening is the euro...
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secretary of energy and secretary of defense said the letter that reminded congress we are not ready to lay out what happens in 14 and beyond. until we are ready to lay all of that out i remain concerned. >> as in the case of the stratcom headquarters which is phased in funding over several years. and in a similar fashion. and put together the wire and the structure to get us through 13 budget wise. >> this is ultimately the due out from the department of energy, and we owe you the alternatives. it might be a set of viable alternatives and we can present that. and aside from modernizing the complex. regardless what happens we have a backlog of weapons awaiting dismantlement. and to dismantle. and for both sides of this equation and there are modern weapons industrial complex that is highly unique. and a secure and effective deterrent? >> hard to draw an analogy. and a stop gap basis might get us through the position as to what we might do years beyond and particularly with an aging stockpile. >> we know you some answers and the study to produce those is underway. >> thank you. senato
secretary of energy and secretary of defense said the letter that reminded congress we are not ready to lay out what happens in 14 and beyond. until we are ready to lay all of that out i remain concerned. >> as in the case of the stratcom headquarters which is phased in funding over several years. and in a similar fashion. and put together the wire and the structure to get us through 13 budget wise. >> this is ultimately the due out from the department of energy, and we owe you the...
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we didn't even get around to an energy bill. so, there it is. so, i was think when you're in these kinds of situations you have to look at yourself. that's what i mean that we can all do better. in 2008 on that election night in chicago, we made a mistake of believing that a leader can renew the country all by himself, even somebody that touched our hearts as much as barack obama couldn't do it alone. it took citizen, sergeants, lieutenants, people who are going to go in the country and spread the word. and ultimately in this country today, given the experience of the last couple of years only reminds us that democracy is not a vicarious experience. and in the internet age, when the arab spring is deposing autocrats in the middle east, you can't have a pass in this country. in the internet age, apathy should not be an option. i mean can you say zero well, the forces are so great on never been in a period just look at our history. in the 1830s comic or people said you know, slavery is immoral. we've got to end it. call the abolitionist. in the ea
we didn't even get around to an energy bill. so, there it is. so, i was think when you're in these kinds of situations you have to look at yourself. that's what i mean that we can all do better. in 2008 on that election night in chicago, we made a mistake of believing that a leader can renew the country all by himself, even somebody that touched our hearts as much as barack obama couldn't do it alone. it took citizen, sergeants, lieutenants, people who are going to go in the country and spread...
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energy. they don't refer to nuclear power is alternative energy or gas or hydro or anything that actually produces energy. those are not alternative energies. alternative energies are things that aren't energy until you add large quantities of money to them, and then they can't pay for themselves. just as with the stimulus, where you took money from where it was earned and what was valuable, and where 300 million people decided it ought to be, then you have one bureaucrat who took it from them and put it where he thought it ought to be, substituting one guy's judgment for 300 million people and their judgment, and you move it from an economic news to a non-economic use. their energy policy is that way too. >> the center for urban education. my question is regarding urban inflation. you touched on it briefly. considering that goes hand-in-hand with outrageous spending and the increase in the debt over time, i was wondering, we also touched on disability. you can't get as much visibility as you
energy. they don't refer to nuclear power is alternative energy or gas or hydro or anything that actually produces energy. those are not alternative energies. alternative energies are things that aren't energy until you add large quantities of money to them, and then they can't pay for themselves. just as with the stimulus, where you took money from where it was earned and what was valuable, and where 300 million people decided it ought to be, then you have one bureaucrat who took it from them...
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what energy or oil price over what period of time becomes a real game changer in your models? >> for u.s. growth? >> well, for u.s. growth and world growth. >> i'll speak for myself. i think in general these things are not cliffs, they're not sort of generally, they're not -- there's no question that higher oil prices are generally a drag. we did see in this first half of 2008 when gasoline prices hit $4 a gone, you saw a very discreet kind of changes in consumer behavior. having been $4 before, i don't think we're going to see that again. i think if we're talking about normal supply and demand in the context of coming into a driving season when things are going to go up probably until june, i don't see that as a big issue. if we get a supply disruption out of the middle east, there are obvious scenarios under which that can happen. that is a different kettle of fish. i don't think that's the most likely thing to happen, but it is certainly one of the things that would be on my list of risks. >> yeah. and, you know, i'd also look at whether it's a supply shock or a demand shoc
what energy or oil price over what period of time becomes a real game changer in your models? >> for u.s. growth? >> well, for u.s. growth and world growth. >> i'll speak for myself. i think in general these things are not cliffs, they're not sort of generally, they're not -- there's no question that higher oil prices are generally a drag. we did see in this first half of 2008 when gasoline prices hit $4 a gone, you saw a very discreet kind of changes in consumer behavior....
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we have cities that pulse with energy and light. a place where rivers, clear rivers flow to blue oceans and a place where bold people come to build their dreams. from our shores we have launched men into the moon and with the same brave spirit, millions have come here to plant their flag in florida soil to build something new and better. i know an and i did. many of you have felt that same joy here. but with that joy comes a lagging doubt. when i talk to floridians, they worry that their best opportunities are behind them. that their children may never experience the security and prosperity that they have known. they wonder, whether the ringing proctor & gamble thatmation of progress has been silent -- proclamation of has been silent. opportunity we once saw within our reach, may instead now be unattainable. it is clearly understandable that they would feel this doubt. following a series of very, very prosperous and productive years, floridians saw the unemployment rate begin to steadily climb in 2006. from a low of 3.3% that year,
we have cities that pulse with energy and light. a place where rivers, clear rivers flow to blue oceans and a place where bold people come to build their dreams. from our shores we have launched men into the moon and with the same brave spirit, millions have come here to plant their flag in florida soil to build something new and better. i know an and i did. many of you have felt that same joy here. but with that joy comes a lagging doubt. when i talk to floridians, they worry that their best...
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the aerospace, automotive and energy. prt of all of the above energy state. today they have a coal-fired generation facility in mississippi, two and a half billion dollars that will burn late nada colquitt it is a low-grade coal that when i was your weep people had on the land and felt it was a nuisance. we learned how to burn it well enough to generate electricity and now this will be the first power plant in the united states that will have carbon capture and sequestration of the commercial scale, and it will commit at the rate of a national gas-fired power plant. but that is the kind of advanced manufacturing we are trying to do in the industry. jeff and i were talking about we have the new solar panel manufacturers like ge has one in colorado. we have a couple of them in mississippi. we make the dynamic. what is this i would ask? you know how you can buy glasses give some turn into dark glasses but when you are in delight they are clear? you can make windows out of that except you can design them and control them so it's like it is today, 30 degrees and s
the aerospace, automotive and energy. prt of all of the above energy state. today they have a coal-fired generation facility in mississippi, two and a half billion dollars that will burn late nada colquitt it is a low-grade coal that when i was your weep people had on the land and felt it was a nuisance. we learned how to burn it well enough to generate electricity and now this will be the first power plant in the united states that will have carbon capture and sequestration of the commercial...
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which means -- such importance to european energy independence would be cut. so we can have all of a sudden an escalating conflict that has many diffe ramifications and could have very serious consequences to so my sort of basic advice to everyone is, play it cool, and think through what this might mean. because this is a very volatile region with potential for explosions in several different spots, including -- this may sound terribly catastrophic but the fact of the matter is that is the actual situation, not to mention of course the problem is that israel, palestinian, egypt, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. i think we better be aware of the fact that our dominance to the middle east is rapidly diminishing. and our capacity to influence it simply by verbal commands is near zero. we better work with others intelligently and how to manage this problem. >> general, if we are wise enough to avoid a crisis center but you still have an israeli strike on iran this summer, what do you think that means for turkish interests, both in near-term and in the sort of two
which means -- such importance to european energy independence would be cut. so we can have all of a sudden an escalating conflict that has many diffe ramifications and could have very serious consequences to so my sort of basic advice to everyone is, play it cool, and think through what this might mean. because this is a very volatile region with potential for explosions in several different spots, including -- this may sound terribly catastrophic but the fact of the matter is that is the...
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stock markets would go down, planes would fall out of the sky from the energy sector would fail. there would be a global catastrophe. the point of this is to show how dependent we are as a society on this kind of open source collaborative labor. the fact that here's the thing that would've sounded like a utopian utopian fantasy 25 or 30 years ago. now, we are hooked on it as a progressive society. whether it is the private sector or the public sector. all of us now depend upon the product of that pure network collaboration. you know, when i look at how much we build and upload of collaboration, that is the thing that makes me say, what more can we do? what can we saw with this peer networking approach? >> host: the next call comes from alta dena, california. paco hello? we are going to have to put you on hold. you need to turn down the volume on your tv. we have bob in florida. >> caller: this is a great show and i appreciate that show in the guest as well. i am working on something and i am listening to you guys at the same time. i believe there are at least a handful of us who
stock markets would go down, planes would fall out of the sky from the energy sector would fail. there would be a global catastrophe. the point of this is to show how dependent we are as a society on this kind of open source collaborative labor. the fact that here's the thing that would've sounded like a utopian utopian fantasy 25 or 30 years ago. now, we are hooked on it as a progressive society. whether it is the private sector or the public sector. all of us now depend upon the product of...
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we don't say that the people in the energy industry, or we don't say that those on labor policy are set by boards where unions are the predominant influence. now the president appoints people with an rv, a republican present will point people different than the democratic president. but they are subject to senate confirmation. have the votes on the nlrb don't come from groups that are dominant by labor unions. that's the analog to the fomc vote, from union president. >> mr. frank, i have little time left. on this issue of border diversity you just talk about professional diversity but also there's been sort of like of ethnic and racial diversity, too. i mean, do you think, you know, including more voices from consumers, and from urban areas, rural areas, people who have dealt with hard hit neighbors, neighborhoods with foreclosure, do you think these kind of experiences are -- >> i think that would be good on the board, but even with that, even if i pick the boards personally i wouldn't want them voting on federal government policy. i do not think that private citizens should pick other
we don't say that the people in the energy industry, or we don't say that those on labor policy are set by boards where unions are the predominant influence. now the president appoints people with an rv, a republican present will point people different than the democratic president. but they are subject to senate confirmation. have the votes on the nlrb don't come from groups that are dominant by labor unions. that's the analog to the fomc vote, from union president. >> mr. frank, i have...
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solar, wind and other alternative energy industries and the potential room for cooperation. last innovate, finally -- november, finally, henry participated in another one of our national conversations entitled afghanistan: is there a regional end game. the back story on this is interesting. he resisted when he learned that we had organized a brilliant panel of scholars and reporters to comment on his remarks. we hadn't cleared the names with him, he didn't know all the people, and he was not happy. but he gave brief remarks just as he will today, and then he was warmly greeted by our own distinguished scholar, robin wright, and the rest is obvious. some days later i heard from him as follows in his gravelly voice: sometimes i know i can be a pain in the -- dot, dot, dot. so this time it was much easier to convince henry to show up, and we did let him know who the panelists were in advance. he approved of you all. [laughter] so join me in welcoming a legendary statesman, my defense policy seat mate and my valentine's day date, dr. henry kissinger. [laughter] [applause] >> you
solar, wind and other alternative energy industries and the potential room for cooperation. last innovate, finally -- november, finally, henry participated in another one of our national conversations entitled afghanistan: is there a regional end game. the back story on this is interesting. he resisted when he learned that we had organized a brilliant panel of scholars and reporters to comment on his remarks. we hadn't cleared the names with him, he didn't know all the people, and he was not...